Josh,
While I haven't bothered to go back and double-check, it seems to me that you have twisted the original to a VERY specific case.
I recollect the ORIGINAL to be regarding converting a LAN application to C/S to get more speed. Most have responded that C/S is *NOT* the way to address speed issues of this nature, and I believe them to be correct.
In the case of remote dial-in connections you are talking something very different and there are probably a few ways to skin that cat.
My 2-cents worth
Jim N
>Colin,
>
>I think we're talking about two different things here. You're talking about using remote control software like pcAnywhere to run VFP over a WAN. I'm talking about installing VFP on the remote machine and accessing the data on the host file server over the WAN just like you would over a LAN.
>
>>The biggest problem with VFP in terms of running it in a WAN situation or Citrix WinFrame (and similar technologies) is that VFP treats the entire display as one huge bitmap. If anything on a form needs to be refreshed the entire screen is refreshed and sent down the pipe. I'm hoping Tahoe has corrected this.
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>>>John,
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>>>I have to believe that they've made an error in this case. I've run C/S apps over a 28.8 connection. The performance is sluggish, but bearable. I once tried running a FoxPro application over a 56K leased line connection. This is totally impractical. I'd love to hear from anyone who's running FoxPro over a WAN and is satisfied with the performance.
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>>>I have a customer who ran similar tests with a sniffer and found a huge difference between VFP and C/S.
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>>>Is it me or does STB's biggest competitor have a C/S version while STB does not.
>>>
>>>Just my 2cents.
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>A couple of months ago I attended a class at SBT Accounting (a large software company using Foxpro) were the class was told that they (SBT) had used a sniffer to compare C/S and foxpro net traffic and they discovered that C/S reduces traffic by (at best) 10% and only if the program is using very large databases. I don't have more information but I bet SBT can be contacted.
>>>>
>>>>John Fabiani
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